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medusaviruses

medusaviruses is the plural of medusavirus.

Meaning of medusavirus

Noun

medusavirus (plural medusaviruses)

  1. A giant virus infecting amoebae causing them to shrivel and harden.
    • Here, we report the novel features of medusavirus, a large DNA virus newly isolated from hot spring water in Japan.2019 February 6, Genki Yoshikawa et al., “Medusavirus, a Novel Large DNA Virus Discovered from Hot Spring Water”, in Journal of Virology, →DOI

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Questions about medusaviruses

What is medusaviruses the plural of?
Medusaviruses is the plural of medusavirus.

Words near medusaviruses in the dictionary

  1. medusal
  2. Medusalike
  3. medusan
  4. medusas
  5. medusavirus
  6. medusaviruses
  7. Medusean
  8. medusian
  9. medusians
  10. medusiferous
  11. medusiform

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